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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 05:23 AM
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I bent my rim...need help

Ok, so I hit a pothole and I bent my rim....does anybody in northern NJ know of a shop that can fix the bend and make it smooth again?

Also, I bent the front right rim, and now whenever I make a right hand turn I get a very faint squeeking noise. I havent messed up the alignment or anything like that (I can let go of the steering wheel and the car stays straight). Has anybody experienced something similair to this?
Old Sep 22, 2004 | 05:29 AM
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what did you hit so i dont hit it? , you can try / ask georges tire down by the rail road tracks bout 1/4 mile from M&M mars ( yes the candy factory ) he might beable to tell you where to take it or he might have somoen that does it.
Old Sep 22, 2004 | 05:55 AM
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I hit a pothole on rt 80 heading east. Center lane, a little past the exit for ledgewood....its a big one so watch for it. Unfortunately I saw it a little late...
Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:10 AM
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ahh yes.. why i normaly drive in the fast lane... hehe or the slow lane going fast.. any way if george cant help you out let me know we can find u somone else.
Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:27 AM
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you send your wheel out to Wheels America, they fix wheels. Might be cheaper to get a new wheel depending on how badly it is bent. Their website is www.fixrim.com

good luck
Old Sep 22, 2004 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by timdog4life
Ok, so I hit a pothole and I bent my rim....does anybody in northern NJ know of a shop that can fix the bend and make it smooth again?

Also, I bent the front right rim, and now whenever I make a right hand turn I get a very faint squeeking noise. I havent messed up the alignment or anything like that (I can let go of the steering wheel and the car stays straight). Has anybody experienced something similair to this?

If you hit something hard enough to bend a rim the possibility of the alignment being off or other damage is very likely. May wanna look into that.
Old Oct 15, 2004 | 04:45 PM
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well it looks like nobody around here can fix the rim for cheap enough....most places I took it to just said they could try and beat it back to shape with a rubber hammer....well hell I can try that myself....

Everyone else either wanted like 150 bucks or said it couldnt be done....so I guess I'm gettin new rims
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